Two-Year Accountability Peer Group Meeting April 4, 2019 Please mute the microphone and speakers on your computer and dial into the conference call line for audio The dial-in conference call number is 1-877-873-8017; access code 8653354 1
Administrative Issues Webinar audio will be muted Please mute the speakers and microphone on your computer to avoid feedback Dial into the conference call line for audio The dial-in conference call number is 1-877-873-8017; access code 8653354 Please email Luis Martinez at Luis.Martinez@thecb.state.tx.us if you have any connectivity issues during the presentations 2
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Agenda Thursday, April 4 Board Room 9:00 AM Welcome, Introductions, and Meeting Overview (Broadcast) Jenna Cullinane Hege & Julie Eklund 9:35 AM 60x30TX Progress Update (Broadcast) Jenna Cullinane Hege & Elizabeth Chivers 9:55 AM Marketable Skills Update (Broadcast) Rex Peebles & Ginger Gossman 10:15 AM Accountability System Update (Broadcast) Jenna Cullinane Hege 10:25 AM Completion & Transfer Analysis (Broadcast) Jenna Cullinane Hege & Luis Martinez 11:00 AM Institutional Presentations & Discussion (Broadcast) Institutional representatives 12:15 PM Lunch (box lunches available for purchase in advance) Representatives of two-year institutions & universities 1:00 PM Regional Targets Review & FAQs (Broadcast) Jenna Cullinane Hege 2:00 PM Break Out Discussion & Data Review THECB Staff Regional Points of Contact (POCs) Regional updates Review regional targets and data workbooks Regional and institutional strategy discussion 3:45 PM Next Steps Jenna Cullinane Hege 4:00 PM End of Day 4
Meeting Objectives 1. Participants will be knowledgeable about state and institutional progress toward the goals and targets of 60x30TX, particularly the completion and marketable skills goals. 2. Participants will be knowledgeable about institutional strategies that support increasing completions, graduation rates, and transfer outcomes. 3. Participants will strengthen connections between peer groups and regional institutions. 4. Participants will understand the regional 60x30TX targets and become knowledgeable about institutional completion targets in their region. 5
60x30TX Progress Update 6
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60x30TX: Statewide Progress Goal Target 2016* 2017* 2018* One-Year Improvement (pc = point change) Annual % Increase Needed 2020 Benchmark 60x30 60x30 (Attainment) 41.0% 42.3% 43.5% 1.2% pc 1.3% 48% 60% 2030 Goal/ Target Completion Overall 321,410 333,920 341,307 2.2% 3.9% 376,000 550,000 Completion Hispanic 103,889 111,344 115,735 3.9% 7.5% 138,000 285,000 Completion African American 38,813 41,027 41,594 1.4% 4.5% 48,000 76,000 Completion Male 135,849 141,564 143,981 1.7% 5.2% 168,000 275,000 Completion Economically Disadvantaged 119,490 124,178 124,424 0.2% 5.3% 146,000 246,000 Completion Marketable Skills Student Debt TX High School Graduates Enrolling in TX Higher Education 51.9% 52.3% n/a n/a 0.7% 58% 65% Working or Enrolled Within One Year 78.8% 78.8% 78.5% -0.3% pc -- 80% 80% Student Loan Debt to First Year Wage Percentage 60% 59% 59% 0% pc -- 60% 60% Student Debt Excess SCH Attempted 19 18 16-2 SCH -- 12 3 Student Debt Percent of Undergraduates Completing with Debt 48.2% 47.2% 45.8% -1.4% pc -- 50% 50% *or most recent data available in that year 8
60x30TX: Public Two-Year Institutions Goal Target 2016* 2017* 2018* One-Year Improvement (pc = point change) Completion Overall 117,280 123,295 124,570 1.0% Completion Hispanic 47,984 51,616 53,394 3.4% Completion African American 14,990 15,329 15,534 1.3% Completion Male 52,870 56,215 56,590 0.7% Completion Economically Disadvantaged 58,834 60,971 59,895-1.8% Marketable Skills Working or Enrolled Within One Year 88.4% 89.3% 89.5% 0.2% pc Student Debt Student Loan Debt to First Year Wage Percentage 39.1% 39.7% 40.3% 0.6% pc Student Debt Excess SCH Attempted 27 26 24-2 SCH Student Debt Percent of Undergraduates Completing with Debt 33.4% 32.4% 30.6% -1.8% pc *or most recent data available in that year 9
At two-year institutions, fall headcount increased predominantly among female students 10
Dual credit enrollment at two-year institutions had a large increase last year, while non-dual credit enrollment dropped 11
Approximately 30% of two-year students received a Pell grant in Fall 2017 12
Academic and bachelor contact hours increased 2016-2018, while technical and continuing education hours decreased 13
Excess SCH to the associate degree continue to decline for native and transfer students 14
Success Points for students completing 15 SCH or more prior to transfer decreased 2016-2018 160,000 Weighted Statewide Success Points Transfer to a General Academic Institution (After completing 15 hours) 140,000 131,468 132,932 133,306 138,560 140,274 120,000 137,670 137646 100,000 80,000 60,000 40,000 20,000 0 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 15
Success Points for credentials awarded have increased steadily since 2012 250,000 Weighted Statewide Success Points Credentials Awarded (Unduplicated Degrees or Certificates) 200,000 210,846 150,000 138,506 148,624 156,486 172,496 188,692 195,760 100,000 50,000 0 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 16
Marketable Skills Update 17
Marketable Skills Goal Rex Peebles, Ph.D. Assistant Commissioner, Academic Quality and Workforce Ginger Gossman, Ph.D. Senior Director, Innovation and Policy Development Accountability Meetings, April 4 & 5, 2019
MARKETABLE SKILLS What is this goal? F By 2030, all graduates from Texas public institutions of higher education will have completed programs with identified marketable skills. 19
MARKETABLE SKILLS Why do we have this goal? F Employers Concerned About Recent College Grads, Skills Gaps 20
MARKETABLE SKILLS This goal matters for students F In a 2015 national study, 85 percent of surveyed college freshmen identified getting a better job as the most important reason for attending college. 21
MARKETABLE SKILLS What is a marketable skill? F Students exit from any degree program with a variety of skills. Marketable skills include interpersonal, cognitive, and applied skill areas, are valued by employers, and are primary or complementary to a major. 22
MARKETABLE SKILLS Targets F 23
MARKETABLE SKILLS Efforts to achieve this goal F Marketable Skills Conference, April 2016 Marketable Skills Guidelines Marketable Skills Conference, April 2018 Career Readiness Handbook 24
MARKETABLE SKILLS Implementation Guidelines F The Big Picture Marketable Skills Defined Higher Calling Graduate Success What is Required? Tracking the Marketable Skills Goal Getting Started Marketable Skills Learning Outcomes, But PLOs and SLOs are Great Place to Start Your Role Our Role Frequently Asked Questions 25
F Career Readiness Handbook Go to www.60x30tx.com Resources Reports 26
MARKETABLE SKILLS Tracking progress thus far All institutions F Did Not Respond, 19% Has your institution created and implemented a process to identify and regularly update marketable skills for each of their programs, in collaboration with business and other stakeholders? No, the process has not been created and/or implemented, 23% No, the process has been created, but not implemented, 17% Yes, the process has been created and implemented, 41% 27
MARKETABLE SKILLS Tracking progress thus far Universities F Did Not Respond, 11% Has your institution created and implemented a process to identify and regularly update marketable skills for each of their programs, in collaboration with business and other stakeholders? No, the process has not been created and/or implemented, 22% No, the process has been created, but not implemented, 27% Yes, the process has been created and implemented, 41% 28
MARKETABLE SKILLS Tracking progress thus far CTCs and Lamar s F Did Not Respond, 21% Yes, the process has been created and implemented, 41% Has your institution created and implemented a process to identify and regularly update marketable skills for each of their programs, in collaboration with business and other stakeholders? No, the process has not been created and/or implemented, 26% No, the process has been created, but not implemented, 12% 29
MARKETABLE SKILLS Additional efforts coming soon F 60x30TX Internship Toolkit Implementation best practices Leadership Conference, Fall 2019 Marketable Skills Theme Marketable Skills Conference, 2020 30
Accountability System Update 31
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New Features 1. Accountability System Institutional Portal Preview PDF 2. Printable accountability reports 3. Interactive system updates a. Interactive accountability reports (2017 Complete) b. Predefined reports 4. System is working indicators 33
Accountability System Institutional Portal Preview PDF 34
Printable Accountability Reports Option 1 35
Printable Accountability Reports Option 2 36
Printable Accountability Reports Option 2 37
Interactive Download Center Predefined Reports 38
Selecting Predefined Reports 39
Predefined Report Download 40
Predefined Report Example 41
System Working Indicator 42
Improving the timeliness of data reporting is a top operational priority for the Strategic Planning and Funding division Goal: 100% of fall Coordinating Board Management data reports are certified by the institutions within FOUR working weeks of the due date and ready for THECB use within SIX working weeks (Dec 1). By Dec 1, the percent of fall data certified increased Fall 2017: 84% Fall 2018: 94% The accountability system update was published almost a month earlier 2017 data update published February 9, 2018 2018 data update published January 11, 2019 43
Timely Reporting 44
Future enhancements 1. Final interactive accountability reports 2018 2. More tables in interactive 3. Add FICE to output 4. Improved navigation based on user feedback 5. Improved speed 45
Questions Jenna Cullinane Hege Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Strategic Planning Strategic Planning and Funding Division Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Jenna.CullinaneHege@thecb.state.tx.us 512-427-6148 46
Completion & Transfer Analysis: Top Improvements 47
University and CTC completions have increased by more than 34,000 since 2015 Public Universities Statewide 180,000 156,348 160,000 138,454 140,000 115,109 120,000 96,837 100,000 78,954 80,000 60,000 40,000 20,000 Public Two-Year Colleges - Statewide 140,000 120,000 100,000 80,000 60,000 40,000 20,000 37,395 53,613 70,558 108,083 124,570 0 2000 2005 2010 2015 2018 0 2000 2005 2010 2015 2018 Degrees & Certificates Degrees & Certificates Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board 48
A larger percentage of students are successfully earning degrees and certificates and doing so more quickly Public Universities Statewide Public Two-Year Colleges - Statewide Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board 49
Completions among target populations are increasing, but need to accelerate to meet targets 50
NEW PROJECTIONS: The Texas demographic changes expected by 2030 underscore the need for improving rates of postsecondary credential completion 2,300,000 BY AGE AND RACE/ETHNICITY, 2010-2030 1,800,000 1,300,000 800,000 300,000-200,000 Age 0-17 Age 18-24 Age 25-34 Age 35-64 Source: Texas Demographic Center White African American Hispanic 6 51
About a quarter of two-year college students transfer often accumulating more excess hours than native bachelor s graduates 52
Combined with the Core, Fields of Study help guarantee seamless transfer pathways Fields of Study identify the lowerdivision courses guaranteed to apply to a major Courses within the field of study are: guaranteed to transfer to any public college or university in Texas guaranteed to apply to the appropriate bachelor s level degree plan No exceptions. Students who transfer without completing the entire Field of Study shall receive credit for each course that is successful completed Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board 53
Field of Study Curricula, by Semester Credit Hour Requirements In practice, the total number of credits earned through the field of study varies by major Courses in each field of study are developed by faculty committees representing 2yr and 4yr faculty There are two scenarios combining Field of Study and the core Small Large There is often overlap between FOSC and the core Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board 54
Field of Study completions increased 72 percent in 2018 Field of Study Completion Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Count 2911 3404 3528 3922 6756 42 institutions reported field of study completions in 2018, an increase of 4 institutions from 2017 We anticipate more rapid increases in field of study completions in the next few years now that almost all of the top 25 programs have been approved and have time for implementation Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board 55
Field of Study completions were most common in criminal justice and business in 2018 Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Count 05020300 - Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies 5 09010100 - Speech Communication and Rhetoric 271 11070100 - Computer Science 194 13120300 - Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching 27 14010100 - Engineering, General 128 43010400 - Criminal Justice/Safety Studies 2152 50090100 - Music, General 173 51380100 - Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 304 52010100 - Business/Commerce, General 3502 Grand Total 6756 Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board 56
Accountability System Community/Technical Colleges Top Improvement Analysis 2019 Peer Group Accountability Meeting 57
THECB seeks to leverage accountability data resources to identify improvements in student and institutional success Use data to drive improvement Identify best practices Create opportunities to highlight improvers and a forum for discussion Top Improvers will share best practices at April 2019 Accountability Peer Groups Meeting 58
The focus of analysis this year was completions, associated completion targets, field of study completions, and graduation rates - Overall 60x30TX completions during 2016 2018 - Target populations completions - African American (minimum, N = 50) - Hispanic (minimum, N = 50) - Male - Economically disadvantaged - Field of Study Completions (CTCs, transfer graduation rates for univ.) - Graduation rates - 3-Year - 6-Year 59
Top Improver analysis compares CTCs by peer group and region Which universities achieved the top improvements on selected accountability measures? Analyzed by Region and Peer Groups Smaller regions were combined West + Upper Southeast + Upper East High Plains + Northwest 60
Methodology Years compared: 2016 2018 Completion outcomes were analyzed by percent change Graduation rates were analyzed by percentage point change Field of Study completions were analyzed by FOS as a percent of associate degrees Rating systems of low, medium, and high Low Medium High 5o th Percentile 51 st 89 th Percentile 90 th Percentile 61
Top Improved Completions - Community/Technical Colleges Percent Change 2016-2018 Peer Group Medium Low High Dallas CCCD-Eastfield College Lee College College of the Mainland Community College District Blinn College District Ranger College Lone Star College-University Park Alamo CCD-Northeast Lakeview College Lamar State College-Orange Coastal Bend College Dallas CCCD-Cedar Valley College Howard CJCD-Howard College Low Medium High Region 62
Top Improved African-American Completions - Community/Technical Colleges Percent Change 2016-2018 Peer Group Medium Low High Dallas CCCD-Eastfield College Lone Star College-Montgomery Lee College Blinn College District Lamar State College-Orange San Jacinto CCD-South Campus Victoria College Northeast Texas Community College Odessa College Dallas CCCD-Cedar Valley College Del Mar College Low Medium High Region *Minimum 50 African-American Completions 63
Top Improved Hispanic Completions - Community/Technical Colleges Percent Change 2016-2018 Peer Group Medium Low High Northeast Texas Community College Texas State Technical College-Waco Blinn College District Dallas CCCD-Eastfield College Dallas CCCD-Cedar Valley College Tyler Junior College Lone Star College-University Park College of the Mainland Community College District Low Medium High Region *Minimum 50 Hispanic Completions 64
Top Improved Male Completions - Community/Technical Colleges Percent Change 2016-2018 Peer Group Low Medium High Alamo CCD-Palo Alto College Blinn College District Lone Star College-University Park Texas Southmost College Ranger College Dallas CCCD-North Lake College Lamar State College-Orange Coastal Bend College Dallas CCCD-Eastfield College Midland College Texas State Technical College-Marshall Low Medium High Region 65
Top Improved Economically disadvantaged - Community College Completions Percent Change 2016-2018 High Tyler Junior College Lone Star College-University Park College of the Mainland Community College District Alamo CCD-Northeast Lakeview College Lee College Dallas CCCD-Eastfield College Amarillo College Blinn College District Texas Southmost College Texas State Technical College-Marshall Northeast Texas Community College Peer Group Medium Dallas CCCD-Cedar Valley College Howard CJCD-Howard College Low Low Medium High Region 66
Top Field of Study Completions - Community/Technical Colleges, FOS as a Percent of Associate Degrees 2016 2018 Peer Group Low Medium High South Texas College Kilgore College Alamo CCD-San Antonio College McLennan Community College Alamo CCD-Northeast Lakeview College Galveston College Alamo CCD-Northwest Vista College Alvin Community College Amarillo College Collin County Community College District El Paso Community College District Tarrant CCD-South Campus Panola College Low Medium High Region 67
Top Improved 3 Year Grad Rate - Community/Technical Colleges Percentage Point Change 2016-2018 Peer Group Low Medium High Texas Southmost College Brazosport College Amarillo College Galveston College San Jacinto CCD-Central Campus Lone Star College-Tomball Dallas CCCD-Richland College Texas State Technical College-West Texas Texarkana College Dallas CCCD-Eastfield College Texas State Technical College-Waco Lamar Institute of Technology Alamo CCD-San Antonio College Texas State Technical College-Harlingen Low Medium High Region 68
Top Improved 6 Year Grad Rate - Community/Technical Colleges Percentage Point Change 2016-2018 Peer Group Low Medium High Alamo CCD-Palo Alto College Texas State Technical College-Marshall Alvin Community College Alamo CCD-Northwest Vista College Victoria College Clarendon College Texarkana College Blinn College District Tarrant CCD-Trinity River Campus Odessa College San Jacinto CCD-North Campus Low Medium High Region 69
Institutional Presentations 70
Presenters Presenters Institution Top Improvement Metrics Mike Walker, Executive Vice President - Academic Affairs/Student Success Amber Lummus, Sr. Research Analyst Dallas CCCD - Eastfield College College of the Mainland Community College District Completion (+27%) African American completion (+14%) Economically-disadvantages completion (+37%) Hispanic completion (+58%) 3-Year graduation rate (+12 pc pt) Completion (+29%) Economically-disadvantages completion (+30%) Hispanic completion (+60%) Dr. Veronique Tran, VP of Instruction Dr. Jesus Roberto Rodriguez, President Oscar Hernandez, Executive Director of Institutional Research and Compliance Lee College Completion (+54%) African-American completion (+82%) Economically-disadvantages completion (+75%) Texas Southmost College Economically-disadvantages completion (+25%) Male completion (+57%) 3-year graduation rate (+9 pc pt) 71
Presenters Presenters Institution Top Improvement Metrics Tamara Clunis, Vice President of Academic Affairs Amarillo College Field of Study completion (FOS 17% of associate degrees) 3-year graduation rate (+12 pc pt) Economically-disadvantages completion (+19%) Phyllis Deese, Vice President of Administrative Services Texarkana College 3-year graduation rate (+14 pc pt) 6-year graduation rate (+21 pc pt) Lance Eastman, Senior Vice President of Student Learning Texas State Technical College-West Texas 3-year graduation rate (+15 pc pt) 72
Discussion prompts What stuck out to you from the presentations? Is there anything else you d like to learn about the efforts of top improvers from your peer group or others? Do you do peer group comparisons? How do you leverage data to think about improvement benchmarks? How is your institution implementing Fields of Study? 73
Next Steps & Lunch Evaluation Next year Box lunches Dietary restrictions 74